desanimar

[d̪esaniˈmaɾ]

/[d̪esaniˈmaɾ]/ verb

The verdict

“desanimar” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #56,953 among 4,885 “D” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,953
frequency rank, Spanish
4,885
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bajar o quitar el ánimo, el entusiasmo, las ganas o la motivación para hacer, emprender o enfrentar algo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-desanimar · desanimar · Spanish

desanimar · rank #56,953 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,953
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,885
  • PHOTO-FINISH desafortunadas

Nearest frequency peer: desafortunadas (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “desanimar”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “desanimar” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for desanimar
PropertyValue
Headworddesanimar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[d̪esaniˈmaɾ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#56,953
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “desanimar” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).desanimarcae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “desafortunadas” (#56,952), “derritiendo” (#56,951), “dermatología” (#56,950). Entre 4,885 lemas con “D”, “desanimar” va en #56,953. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

desanimar is uncommon Spanish at frequency #56,953 among 4,885 “D” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [d̪esaniˈmaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Bajar o quitar el ánimo, el entusiasmo, las ganas o la motivación para hacer, emprender o enfrentar algo.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for desanimar, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is desanimar, spelled D-E-S-A-N-I-M-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bajar o quitar el ánimo, el entusiasmo, las ganas o la motivación para hacer, emprender o enfrentar algo.

Synonyms

Antonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "desanimar"?
"desanimar" is spelled D-E-S-A-N-I-M-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪esaniˈmaɾ].
What does "desanimar" mean?
As a verb, "desanimar" means: Bajar o quitar el ánimo, el entusiasmo, las ganas o la motivación para hacer, emprender o enfrentar algo.
How do you pronounce "desanimar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "desanimar" is [d̪esaniˈmaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "desanimar" come from?
"desanimar" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "desanimar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list